Expenditure on education in current prices in Ireland

Ireland: Expenditure on education in current prices was 9,196 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
9,196
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
9,196
in 2011
All-time low
2,763
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2011

Expenditure on education in current prices in Ireland, 1995–2011

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1995200320111995: 2.8k1996: 3.2k1997: 3.6k1998: 3.7k1999: 3.9k2000: 4.1k2001: 4.3k2002: 4.8k2003: 5.1k2004: 5.9k2005: 6.4k2006: 7.0k2007: 7.9k2008: 8.4k2009: 8.8k2010: 9.1k2011: 9.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 9,196 for expenditure on education in current prices in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 113.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on education in current prices in Ireland peaked at 9,196 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,763, in 1995.

That places Ireland 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Expenditure on education in current prices in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on education in current prices (1995-2011) in Ireland, 1995 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1995 2,763
1996 3,204 +16.0%
1997 3,583 +11.8%
1998 3,729 +4.1%
1999 3,882 +4.1%
2000 4,134 +6.5%
2001 4,314 +4.3%
2002 4,750 +10.1%
2003 5,099 +7.3%
2004 5,865 +15.0%
2005 6,378 +8.7%
2006 6,957 +9.1%
2007 7,873 +13.2%
2008 8,399 +6.7%
2009 8,807 +4.9%
2010 9,148 +3.9%
2011 9,196 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,432 2,763 3,882 5
2000s 6,258 4,134 8,807 10
2010s 9,172 9,148 9,196 2

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 15 Finland 10,582 compare
  2. 16 Czechia 9,530 compare
  3. 17 Greece 9,253 compare
  4. 19 Romania 7,971 compare
  5. 20 Hungary 7,922 compare
  6. 21 Slovakia 4,140 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on education in current prices in Ireland?
Expenditure on education in current prices in Ireland was 9,196 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on education in current prices recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 9,196 in 2011.
What is the lowest expenditure on education in current prices recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,763 in 1995.
How does Ireland rank for expenditure on education in current prices?
Ireland ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
Is expenditure on education in current prices rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 113.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on education in current prices (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on education in current prices (1995-2011)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 495 data points, 1995–2011
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